Race 9 (708)
MARBLE HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | SPARKLING DRAGON (B033) | A Hamelin | TT | Began smartly, positioned a length behind the leader on rail, easy run to turn, finished off strongly to score. |
| 2 | 1 | LOVING A BOOM (C122) | A Badel | TT | Bumped start, raced 2 wide behind midfield, commenced move after passing 500M, very wide turning in, finished off very strongly to take 2nd, just beaten by a neck. |
| 3 | 12 | EXUBERANT (E282) | K Teetan | B/TT | Away with them, raced 2 wide in midfield, commenced move after passing 550M, very wide into straight, made good progress in the run home to take a place, nearest on line. |
| 4 | 3 | EQUALETTA BLITZ (D385) | Z Purton | B/H | Jumped well from gate 11, sent forward to take the lead, travelled comfortably to turn, kept on well early in straight, peaked and headed 75M, weakened gradually thereafter. |
| 5 | 10 | SKY SHOW (D099) | M Chadwick | B-/TT | Shifted in at start and bumped, positioned on rail in midfield, saved ground throughout, made minor progress in straight. |
| 6 | 11 | WOOD ON FIRE (C460) | K C Leung | H/V/TT | Out with rest, raced 2 wide towards rear, 5 lengths or so back, found rail near 500M, same margin back turning in, kept to inside after straightening and made some progress. |
| 7 | 7 | NOBLE STEED (A326) | M L Yeung | B | Taken back from a wide draw, raced at rear on the inside, moved a bit closer in the middle stages, angled out 400M, made some progress in straight. |
| 8 | 6 | RED TITAN (E309) | B Shinn | -- | Taken back from the widest draw, raced towards rear on the outside, 6 lengths back, moved a bit closer on turn, made little progress in straight. |
| 9 | 9 | TRIPLE TRIPLE (C359) | M F Poon | CP-/XB1 | Shifted out at start and bumped, raced 2 wide better than midfield, 2 lengths or so back, there to turn, one-paced in straight. |
| 10 | 8 | SMART LEADER (B456) | H W Lai | B/TT | Jumped with them, raced at tail, still 7 to 8 lengths back on turn, made little progress in straight. |
| 11 | 4 | MAJESTIC STAR (E203) | J Moreira | -- | Bumped start, unable to slot in, trapped 3 wide with no cover, a length or so back, similar position on turn, weakened early in straight when hard run took effect. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 12 | 5 | WINE AND WINE (E101) | R Maia | TT | Slightly slow out, raced in 2nd, 2 wide, there to turn, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually thereafter. |
| B : | Blinkers | BO : | Blinker with one cowl only | CC : | Cornell Collar | CP : | Sheepskin Cheek Pieces |
| CO : | Sheepskin Cheek Piece One Side | E : | Ear Plugs | H : | Hood | P : | Pacifier |
| PC : | Pacifier with cowls | PS : | Pacifier with one cowl | SB : | Sheepskin Browband | SR : | Shadow Roll |
| TT : | Tongue Tie | V : | Visor | VO : | Visor with one cowl | XB : | Crossed Nose Band |
| "1" : | First time | "2" : | Replaced | "-" : | Removed |